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OK, reiterating what Aaron_W said, it's pretty well known that numerous tools come from the same factory (factories), and are re-badged by the sellers. But each retailer can specify the various features they want. I think I read somewhere that PM and Griz buy from different factories ... but don't take this as a given.Some of these lathes seems to be rather "standardized". Do many Grizzly parts fit on a PM lathe and vice-versa? I did read that PM only sells parts for machines they sell, but that's a different matter
If you're going between brands/sellers, the parts situation is pretty much a crap shoot. You can sometimes get an idea about whether something will interchange by carefully studying the parts diagrams for both machines, looking for similarities/differences in the details. But often, the diagrams look almost hand drawn, and so the critical details might be lacking. You can download Grizzly manuals and parts breakdowns from their website, and I think you can do so from PM's website - could be educational!
Finally, as Mutt said in post #4, even the buying parts from the same retailer where you got the original tool isn't a guarantee of success - features and designs change over time.